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HOW-TO: Ice Princess - Featuring Shades of Blue and Silver Highlights
Colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) has done it again and created a masterpiece before and after. Take a close look at the after shot and how she meshes together various hues of dark and light blues, icy white, and level 10 platinum ...
FORMULA: Modern Silver
Felix Alejandro Esparza (@hair_by_alejandroesparza), of the Family Hair Care Salon, El Paso, Texas, loves playing and experimenting with colors and hair. "I love new challenges with different textures and techniques," he says, ...
Purple To Silver...This Is Breathtaking
One of MODERN's favorite artists, Larisa Love (@larisadoll), posted this gorgeous color design on her Instagram page and we had to know more. Here, she shares the step-by-step:STEP 1: Using Schwarzkopf Professional Lightner with 30 volume ...
TRANSFORMATION: Slate Sombre
Gina Atkinson (@ginaatkinson), based in Las Vegas at Sola Salon, is known for her beautiful transformations and color corrections. "This client was looking to achieve a lighter, all over gray shade, but due to her prviously over processed ...
SELFIE: Titanium and Undercut
Elise Melnick (@hairbyELM), a Chicago native who migrated west to Los Angeles to pursue a professional dancing career, felt the need for something more fulfilling "and that's when I made the switch. In 2011 I enrolled in Paul Mitchell ...
HOW TO: Ice Pixie
Jesse Gaines (@jessegaines) , co-owner and stylist at Moss Hair Studio in Eugene Oregon, is also a freelance educator providing hands-on classes in salons, beauty schools and hair shows. Gaines specializes in men's hair, ...
Base to Cover Gray to Glossy Finish
Check out this before-during-and-after by Jess Dunaway (@colorbyjess) who works out of Ian McCabe Studio in Washington, D.C. Her client was booked as a single and a full head of highlights. She was with her for approximately 3 ½ ...
by Anne Moratto
How-To: Midnight Storm "Bombre"
You know it's real when there's an Urban Dictionary page for it. Bombre: Taking ombre hair color to the next level. A termed coined by internationally recognized Salon KAVI color director, Victoria Pelaez, for the ombrés she ...
by Lauren Quick
FORMULA: Silver Blue Beauty
Ruby Devine (@rubydevine), a hairstylist, makeup artist and Bumble&Bumble Network Educator, gave her client just what she asked for and the result is a hip twist on 'blue haired ladies.' Her client asked for silver/blue hair ...
by Anne Moratto
Rare Hair Condition Creates "Mallen Streak" -- A Higlighted Streak You're Born With
Remember the white-haired streak on Cruela Devil, Sweeny Todd or Bonnie Raitt? The truth is out – their hair wasn’t highlighted, they have a rare hair condition called Poliosis.This rare condition is the decrease or absence of ...
Get the Color: Kylie Jenner's Silver Ombre
Silver keeps popping up on celebs—Kelly Osbourne and Dascha Polanco (of Orange is the New Black) have recently dabbled in grays and silvers, and now Kylie Jenner has transformed her onyx locks by transitioning to a edgy, silver-gray ...
by Lauren Quick
13 Guidelines for Achieving Great Gray Coverage
Eric Mayes, expert colorist for Joico Vero K-PAK Color Age Defy, gives his top rules to follow when approaching gray coverage in the salon.
FORMULA: A Bombshell Brunette with Shine and Dimension
There is great gray coverage that still reflects plenty of light and shine in this beautiful brunette finish. It was achieved using new Koleston Perfect INNOSENSE, a hair color offering an innovative dye technology. It reduces the risk of ...
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6 Fashionable Ways to Wear Icy White Hair Color
White Hair and red lips make up the looks of Pureza, a collection created by Carlos Valiente. "With this collection I wanted to show female sensitivity and purity. For that purpose I have used white as a main color, being for me the ...
Iron and Ink
As we transition to cooler months, the punk rebellion trend seen this spring and summer is refined with a new sophistication. Showcasing high-voltage color, fashion-forward cuts and a whole lot of attitude, stylist Deanne Parker Attwood and ...
HOW-TO: Silver Slate Gray Hair Makeover
Color Master Guy Tang's client Felicity colored her hair black for approximately five years when she was in high-school. Then, one day she decided to lighten her own hair. Now for the past eight years she's been doing just that. Guy Tang ...
The Secret Ingredient to Achieve the Perfect Lavender Gray Color
Can you guess how colorist Cynthia Alvarez was able to achieve the perfect pastel gray on actress Dasha Polanco?